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  • 2013
  • Working Paper

Managers and Market Capitalism

By: Rebecca Henderson and Karthik Ramanna
In a capitalist system based on free markets, do managers have responsibilities to the system itself? If they do, should these responsibilities shape their behavior when they are engaging in the political process in an attempt to structure the institutions of... View Details
Keywords: Market Design; Economic Systems; Managerial Roles; Government and Politics
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  • September–October 2013
  • Article

Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services

By: Jonathan R. Clark, Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats
The ongoing fragmentation of work has resulted in a narrowing of tasks into smaller pieces that can be sent outside the organization and, in many instances, around the world. This trend is shifting the boundaries of organizations and leading to increased outsourcing.... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Medical Specialties; Health Care and Treatment; Customer Focus and Relationships; Learning; Customer Satisfaction; Health Industry
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  • January 2005 (Revised August 2006)
  • Case

Lean Forward Media

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Victoria Winston
Jeff Norton and Michelle Crames, the co-founders of Lean Forward Media, face several options for producing the world's first interactive DVD film for children. Their vision is to build a company whose products simultaneously entertain children, engage them actively in... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Early Childhood Education; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Partners and Partnerships; Opportunities; Creativity
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  • 09 Nov 2017
  • HBS Seminar

Alfonso Gambardella, Bocconi University

  • Web

Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business - A Chronicle of the China Trade

of the China Trade Introduction Doing Business with China Augustine Heard & Co. The Canton Trade Commodities & Currencies Treaty Ports & Compradors Clippers & Steamships Exploring Trade Links Chinese Competition Expatriate Traders... View Details
  • 26 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

failed to create a compelling vision, and the company continued with no clear direction. Pressure For Unanimity This meeting shows how the pressure for unanimity can prevent employees of roughly equal grade and status—even top managers—from View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
  • 22 Feb 2024
  • News

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • Web

Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

Co-Founder & CEO Show Hide Details Concepts Welcome to Launching Tech Ventures Business Model Exploration Business Model Evaluation Business Model Alignment Featured Exercises Perform a business model quality assessment Characterize the... View Details
  • Portrait Project

Wyatt Smith

toiled around the clock, every day of the week. And whenever my brothers and I weren't in school, we'd be beside him, building fences or feeding cattle rather than sleeping in or exploring with friends. As a child, I resented the early... View Details
  • 15 Jun 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

followed. These books, which explored the origins of the modern large-scale business enterprise, were marked by their intellectual rigor, depth of research, and sweeping argument. They displayed a multidisciplinary approach that has made... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Apr 2023
  • Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

skyrocketed by 5x. This has forced one of the facilities to temporarily shut down their production. BTG Bioliquids highlighted that this was a major concern for them, and they are now exploring how to best hedge this risk. They are... View Details
  • 04 Jun 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The Business of Life

of our lives, we just deprive ourselves of a very important input." Christensen explores the synergies between economic logic and personal conviction in his new book, How Will You Measure Your Life? Coauthored with James Allworth (HBS MBA... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • Portrait Project

Emily Stapleton

I checked my watch as I stood by the side of the road, worrying about a dinner reservation and waiting for my bus to arrive. While I had enjoyed exploring the many different neighborhoods of San Francisco on my first visit to the city, I... View Details
  • 22 Aug 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

denying responsibility for failures, and attributing the problem to others or to "the system." We would prefer to move on to something more pleasant. Rigorous analysis of failure requires that people, at least temporarily, put aside these tendencies to View Details
Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
  • 26 Jun 2023
  • Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

ClimateCAP Fellow? I had a great time meeting other fellows in Austin back in February during the ClimateCAP Conference. Since most of this year’s fellows are also joint-degree candidates in various programs, it is refreshing to set aside the “MBA hat” for a while and... View Details
  • 27 Jun 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too

are less likely to report engaging in rituals than married couples. Norton, Garcia-Rada, and Sezer were interested in further exploring the impact of rituals on romantic relationships. In one of their studies, a whopping 70 percent of the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 03 Nov 2021
  • Blog Post

Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist

Francisco. She hopes that sharing her story will encourage everyone (regardless of background or prior experience) to make full use of the resources at HBS to explore and develop their interest in venture capital and entrepreneurship, as... View Details
  • 24 Jul 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

Group This case explores the strategy of OCP Group, the 95% state-owned Moroccan firm charged with managing the North African country’s vast reserves of phosphate. Phosphate was one of the most vital macronutrients for plant health, along... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 11 Mar 2021
  • News

Leading with Heart

London. We managed to cure her underlying condition on immunity. But many years later, 14 years later, she developed a complication with her lungs. We discovered, unfortunately, that what had saved her life ended up taking her life and she passed away in 2015. Gulati:... View Details
  • 04 Nov 2010
  • What Do You Think?

Why Do We Chase Stars?

industries, those who moved solo (rather than with a team), and those who joined companies whose needs (exploiting existing business opportunities as opposed to exploring new business opportunities) called for different skills performed... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett